Alexey Shebarshin

Alexey Leonidovich Shebarshin (Russian: Алексей Леонидович Шебаршин; born 9 July 1959) is a Russian politician and diplomat. He served as the Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives between 2005 and 2008, and Russian Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria between 2018 and 2024.^[1] He was appointed by President Vladimir Putin to the latter post in 2018.^[2][3]

Alexey Shebarshin
Алексе́й Леони́дович Шебарши́н
Ambassador of Russia to Nigeria
In office 20 April 2018 – 27 December 2024
President	Vladimir Putin
Preceded by	Nikolay Udovichenko
Succeeded by	Andrey Podyolyshev [ru]
Ambassador of Russia to Sri Lanka and the Maldives
In office 19 January 2005 – 27 August 2008
Preceded by	Mikhail Karpov [ru]
Succeeded by	Vladimir Mikhailov [ru]
Personal details
Born	Alexey Leonidovich Shebarshin (1959-07-09) 9 July 1959 (age 66) Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Education	Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Occupation	Politician diplomat

Education and career

Shebarshin attended the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, a diplomatic school of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he graduated to be an Ambassador in 1982. In 1982 he began his diplomatic career in the Russia's Foreign Affairs Ministry. In 2001, he was appointed the Russian governments and International Relations top manager for Gazprom.

In 2005, while still serving as International relations manager, he was appointed Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka and concurrently to the Maldives. He served as ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives until 2008.^[4]

On 20 April 2018, Shebarshin was appointed Russian Ambassador to Nigeria by President Vladimir Putin.^[5][6] He stepped down as ambassador on 27 December 2024.^[7]